KOCHI: Police have registered a case against Tamil Nadu native Narayanan in connection with the murder of his wife and two children. Narayanan's wife Joyomol and two children were found lying dead in their house in Kadavanthra on Saturday morning. Narayanan has admitted that he had strangled his wife and children with shoelaces.

Narayanan, who tried to commit suicide by slitting his throat after the murder, is in critical condition at the hospital. Narayanan, a native of Tamil Nadu, was running a flower shop in Kadavanthra.

Joyamol and her children were found lying dead in the house today morning. Narayanan has informed the police that financial problems led to the murder. He said that he strangled his wife and children with shoelaces as they did not die even after being given drugs.